Where does “sociopata” come from?

sociopata (Portuguese) comes from English sociopath, from English path, from Middle English path, from Old English pæþ, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.

sociopata (Portuguese): sociopath

Definitions

  1. sociopath

Ancestry of “sociopata”, step by step

sociopata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sociopath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsociopathA person with an antisocial personality disorder,...
2EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
3Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
4Old Englishpæþpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Portuguese pata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatapaw, foot, leg; human leg, foot, footprint;...
2Old Portuguesepata
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHsEvery word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh
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